Diocese Quotes

You frequently hear that the Archdiocese is closing a school and that's not what the situation is. This is a very careful and thoughtful process. It takes months. There is great consultation. The bottom line is we have to determine what's going to be the best way to provide affordable quality Catholic education, not just next month but next year, five years from now, 10 years from now. We have a responsibility to do that. - Donna Farrell

We're very, very happy that the bishop and the diocese gave us the chance to do this. - Tom Olson

We're looking for dioceses with a clear sense of vision for the next five to 10 years, a willingness to make stewardship education a priority for the next three years, and a local leadership willing to support parishes in their effort. - Canon Geoff Jackson

Well, today, the diocese is more than ever a microcosm. - Rowan D. Williams

We obviously are looking for the best way to approach things. However, a laicized priest is completely severed from the diocese. There is no longer a legal obligation or an alternative path that the diocese could use to monitor him. - Marianna Thompson

We have asked the people in the diocese to contact the governor's office, state senators (and) Assembly members to voice their objection to the legislation, both on moral and fiscal grounds. - Andrew Walton

We decided that since the Platte River flows through the diocese, it could also be the link that flows from panel to panel. - Ken Hosmer

Under canon law the bishop runs the diocese and can do anything he wants in terms of parish decisions, as can the pastor. That is church law all the councils, bodies, are advisory groups. If push comes to shove, the bishop is the boss. But (incorporation) is not a bad move. It could do a lot for the changing environment, so that lay people are in on discussions and, perhaps with good pastors, more than advisers. - Robert McClory